. >> there's someone else tuning in from the lone star state of texas. b betny nyugen. >> betty, betty, my long, lost co-anchor. >> never lost, just a lit farther away. you think i would miss your last day? come on! there's no way. not even the holidays would keep me away from being right here with you on this special moment. and i am just so proud of you, t.j. i real aam. we have been through so much on the air, off the air, our shenanigans, our good times. our tough times. and you are like family and i am just so happy and so proud of you. >> well, betty -- >> congratulations. >> -- you are family. a lot of people certainly know that from our time here at cnn, but what people don't see -- i hope you are seeing it now -- this really is my family here, folks. i spend more time with these folks off the air than anybody would imagine. betty, chuck who's here, betty, reynolds of course as well. this is family, folks. you are seeing some of our moments here. but this really is. betty, i've got an ton of comments from people this morning saying bring betty back, they say maybe betty will be the